Terra Drone
🇯🇵 JP Serves global, JP, ID +3
Japanese drone services group offering surveying, inspection and agriculture worldwide.
- Service
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 8 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Inspection & Asset Integrity
Storage tank inspection
Short answer Published prices for storage tank inspection run €600–€1,300 per tank (1 price from 1 source, France; newest dated Sep 22, 2026). Some suppliers price it per depot instead. Every receipt is below.
Robotic inspection of tank floors, walls and roofs, often while in service.
People ask for this as: “tank inspection robot”, “in-service tank floor inspection”
Quick facts
- Typical published range
- €600–€1,300 per tank
- Price receipts
- 2 prices from 1 source
- Who does it
- 10 providers, 7 sell it as a service
- Where
- 6 countries with a local provider: 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇮🇩 Indonesia
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How it works
Robots used
- Tank Crawler
- Submersible Tank Robot
Ways to buy it
- Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).
- Rental — the machine for days or weeks.
- Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).
Bot or Not?
A robot makes sense when…
- The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
- It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
- You need data you will compare over time
- You need eyes on it right now
Hire a human when…
- It is small, low and one-off
- It needs hands, judgement or a repair
- Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
- Nobody has defined the job yet
Here's the catch for this job
- Robotic inspection can avoid shutdowns or confined-space entry — ask what it saves you.
- Specify the reporting standard your insurer or regulator accepts.
- Ask whether data is reviewed by a certified inspector.
Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →
What it costs
Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.
All 2 receipts as a table
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drone external visual inspection of one hydrocarbon storage tank (shell + roof, geolocated photo report) (C-DRONE price guide, France, observed 2026 range, excl. VAT) | €600–€1,300 | / tank | FR | c-drone.fr as of Sep 22, 2026 |
| Drone inspection campaign of several tanks on one depot, coordinated with HSE (C-DRONE price guide, France, observed 2026 range, excl. VAT) | €1,300–€3,500 | / depot | FR | c-drone.fr as of Sep 22, 2026 |
Dataset: Storage tank inspection price receipts (Whirrwork). 2 published prices for storage tank inspection, each with its source link and as-of date. Old observations are kept, never overwritten. JSON · history JSON · all downloads · CC BY 4.0
Price history
Only one observation per series so far: we started recording every price on 2026-10-25 and re-check every source on a schedule. A trend appears when a re-checked source shows a different price (we never overwrite old observations).
| Series | Latest | Observations | Observed | Trend | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drone external visual inspection of one hydrocarbon storage tank (shell + roof,… | €600–€1,300 / tank | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 | — | c-drone.fr |
| Drone inspection campaign of several tanks on one depot, coordinated with HSE (C-DRONE… | €1,300–€3,500 / depot | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 | — | c-drone.fr |
Append-only: we never overwrite a recorded price. JSON: /api/prices/history?use_case=tank-inspection
What to specify and ask
Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":
- Tank type, contents and diameter
- In-service robotic inspection or out-of-service entry
- Asset type and dimensions
- Location and access
- Inspection standard required (e.g., API, ASME)
- Deliverables (video, thickness data, report)
- Confined space / hazardous area classification
- Shutdown window
- Urgency
Rules and regulation
Confined-space and hazardous-area rules (OSHA 1910.146, ATEX/IECEx) may apply; inspections for compliance often require certified inspectors (API, NACE/AMPP, ASNT) to sign off.
General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.
Providers who do this
Filters by headquarters or published service area.
Flyability
🇨🇭 CH Serves global
Swiss maker of the Elios collision-tolerant indoor inspection drones.
- Purchase
- Rental
- Public quote page
- 13 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Voliro
🇨🇭 CH Serves global
Swiss contact-inspection drone for ultrasonic thickness testing at height.
- Purchase
- Service
- Public quote page
- 6 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Gecko Robotics
🇺🇸 US Serves global
US robotic inspection company using wall-climbing robots for boilers, tanks and pipelines.
- Service
- RaaS
- Public quote page
- 6 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Eddyfi Technologies
🇨🇦 CA Serves global
Canadian NDT technology maker including Inuktun crawlers.
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Square Robot
🇺🇸 US Serves US, global
US submersible robots inspecting oil storage tanks in service.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 1 job
- Oct 25, 2026
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Inspectahire
🇬🇧 GB Serves global
UK remote visual inspection and robotics company.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 5 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Invert Robotics
🇳🇿 NZ Serves global
New Zealand climbing robot inspection for stainless tanks.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Nexxis
🇦🇺 AU Serves global
Australian remote inspection equipment provider.
- Purchase
- Rental
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Terra Drone Arabia
🇸🇦 SA Serves SA
Saudi drone and geospatial services: aerial/LiDAR survey, industrial visual/thermal/UT inspection, ROV and robotic inspection.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 4 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Questions buyers ask
How much does storage tank inspection cost?
Published prices for storage tank inspection run €600–€1,300 per tank (1 price from 1 source, France; newest dated Sep 22, 2026). Some suppliers price it per depot instead. Every receipt is below.
Who offers storage tank inspection near me?
We list 10 providers for storage tank inspection. 6 countries have at least one provider whose own site says it works there; the most covered are Saudi Arabia (2), Belgium (1) and Indonesia (1). 9 providers say they work worldwide. Pick your country on this page to see who serves it, local first.
What should I put in a quote request?
Start with tank type, contents and diameter; in-service robotic inspection or out-of-service entry; asset type and dimensions. The full checklist has 9 items, and a request that covers them gets a real price instead of "it depends".
Do I actually need a robot for this?
Not always. If a competent person with a ladder could do it in an afternoon, hire the person (the Ladder Test). Here's the catch for this job: Robotic inspection can avoid shutdowns or confined-space entry — ask what it saves you.
Are there rules or permits?
Confined-space and hazardous-area rules (OSHA 1910.146, ATEX/IECEx) may apply; inspections for compliance often require certified inspectors (API, NACE/AMPP, ASNT) to sign off. More on rules (a summary, not legal advice).
Cite this page
Whirrwork. "Storage tank inspection: cost, how it works & providers." Last updated 2026-10-25. https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/tank-inspection/. CC BY 4.0.
BibTeX
@misc{whirrwork_tank_inspection,
title = {Storage tank inspection: cost, how it works \& providers},
author = {{Whirrwork}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/tank-inspection/},
note = {Last updated 2026-10-25. CC BY 4.0. Prices link to their original sources.}
}Quoting a price? Cite its original source too (linked in the table). We're the index, not the origin. Add the date you read this page.
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